Mill Creek Prep Plant: 1 recorded fatality Coal

EE was repairing the discharge line on a Floc transfer pump. Floc was present on the floor and he slipped and struck his head on an elevated piece of concrete. EE sustained a laceration requiring 5 staples to close the wound.

EE was cleaning crusher chute when coal broke loose covering his feet, causing him to fall back hitting his head and right elbow on grating which resulted in a laceration on his head requiring 10 stitches.

Employee stepped from ladder on top of tank when the tank collapsed. He grabbed the edge the tank, cutting his fingers and resulting in three stitches.

EE was cleaning out chute, when his hand slipped on round bar and cut his finger, requiring stitches.

Employee was using a slate bar to close the door on a railroad car when the slate bar broke about ten inches from the end. It struck him on the right lower leg causing a fracture to the tibia and fibula.

Was trying to dislodge rock in wash box reject chute with a slate bar when his hand hit the edge of chute opening causing a laceration on his finger requiring stitches.

AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 5 GALLON PAIL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO REFILL MACHINE RESERVOIR. HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN THAT QUICKLY SUBSIDED.

Shoveling coal, he hit his hand on structure, fracturing his left hand.

Injured employee was supervising and assisting co-worker who was welding a cover to the end of a steel pipe. While in close proximity to welding arc, injured employee unknowingly exposed his eyes to excess radiation, thereby incurring minor eye burn.

Mechanic was standing on diagonal brace of d10 Dozer. The ee's foot slipped off of bace and he fell between brace and main frame.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT VOLVO A40 HAULER AND LOST HIS FOOTING ON MACHINE STEP FALLING TO THE GROUND PARTIALLY LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG, THEREBY RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT ELBOW

AS INJURED EE HELD MACHINE BRACKET FOR TACK WELDING, A MINISCULE HOT PARTICLE STRUCK INJURED EE IN LEFT EAR.

UPON COMPLETION OF RE-FUELING DOZER INJURED EE ATTEMPTED TO DISMOUNT ENTANGLING THE METATARSAL OF HIS SHOE ON DOZER TRACK CAUSING ACCIDENTAL FALL FROM DOZER. INJURED EE SUFFERED CONTUSION TO RT. FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED DURING THE PROCESS OF THREADING CYLINDER SHAFT BACK INTO CLEVIS ON WEIGH-BIN AT THE LOADOUT, THE 15" CRESCENT WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF CYLINDER SHAFT ALLOWING HIS RIG HT HAND TO STRIKE A PIECE A 2" ANGLE IRON. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BASE OF HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO A SHALLOW RAVINE HE APPARENTLY LOST HIS BALANCE ON UNEVEN TERRAIN AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE EXITED TRUCK POSITIONING HIMSELF ON THE GROUND NEAR A PENDANT MOUNTED CONTROL STATION FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED GATE WHICH PERMITS LOADING OF COAL COARSE REFUSE FROM A 175 TON STORAGE BIN. AS EMPLOYEE OBSERVED LOADING OPERATION, A SMALL PARTICLE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE TRUCK STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION. WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GREASE INTO A GREASE HOSE USING A PNEUMATIC GREASE GUN, EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES DURING THIS PROCESS EE RECIEVED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM THE PNEUMATIC GREASE GUN ALLOW ING GREASE TO ENTER BENEATH SKIN. THIS OCCURRED TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND PALM SIDE. EE SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND, 2 DAYS LATER WOUND WAS INFECTED HAD TO BE TREATED FOR INFECTION.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT A 773D HAULER, EMPLOYEE MISSED STEP NEAREST GROUND LEVEL, THEREBY LANDING (ON HIS FEET) IN A POSITION WHICH RESUTED IN A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIHNG POSITION SCREEN DECK (8'X 16' DECK) ON 3RD FLOOR OF PLANT FOR THE #1 COAL SCREEN. DECK WAS BEING MOVED INTO POSITION WITH CHAIN BLOCKS WHEN SWIVEL ON CHAIN BLOCK HOOK BRO KE. THE DECK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG AND FOOT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO 3 METATARSAL BONES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY LIFT A 6" DIAMETER X 40' LONG PLASTIC PIPE FROM STORAGE INJURED EE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED END OF PIPE ON LEFT FOOT SUSTAINING A BRUISE.

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS ON COAL TRUCK TIRES. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND BROKE HIS LEG.

EE WAS FUELING DOZER UP, WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM AT FUEL STATION HE STEPPED BACKWARDS TO PUT HOSE UP GRATING FLEXED CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EE'S FIRST SH IFT MISSED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS 4-17-96

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ROAD GRADER TO REMOVE SNOW FROM A COAL HAULAGE ROAD. OPERATING MACHINE IN A STANDING POSITION, EMPLOYEE WAS SUDDENLY THRUST INTO THE WINDSHIELD AREA WHEN GRADER BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH A HIDDEN PIPE IN THE ROADWAY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE AND 3 CO-WORKERS WERE USING A WHOLE TREE CHIPPER TO CHIP TREES AT A LAND CLEARING SITE, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE BY A BLOWN MINUTE PIECE OF SAWDUST AND SUST AINED A MINOR CORNEAL ABRASION.

MECHANIC WHILE EXAMINING SEAT ADJUSTER ON A 988 CAT WHEEL LOADER ACTUATED THE SEAT RELEASE AND SLID THE SEAT BACK, CATCHING LEFT HAND RING FINGER TIP IN THE SEAT SUSPENSION, CAUSING LACERATION AND TIP OF FINGER TO BE CRUSHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON CRUSHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WEIGHT OF HIS BOEDY LANDED ON HIS RT ANKLE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO RT TIBIA

EE WAS USING A GASOLINE CHAIN SAW TO FELL A 10 IN DIAMETER TREE ON A STEEP HILLSIDE. DURING THE PROCESS HE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF, THUS TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING IT TO BECOME DIS JOINTED. EE SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED THE DISJOINTEDKNEE BACK IN SOCKET. HE THEN HOBBLED FROM THE JOB SITE ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO A WAITING VEHICLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DOWN ON BAR IN ORDER TO CLOSE RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND ALLEGED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND SIDE.

INJURED EMP WAS USING GAS CHAIN SAW TO FALL 12IN DIAMETER SANDING TREE HAVING MADE FINAL CUT IN TREE AS IT FELL A GRAPEVINE ENTWINED IN TREE & LEADING TO GROUND STRUCK EMP THUS KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON A NEARBY TREE STUMP RSULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO RT TRICEP

EMPLOYEE & COWORKER WERE USING A CAT 935C TRACK LOADER EQUIPPED W/A WINCH TO ATTEMPT TO PULL ONE END OF A 1600FT LENGTH OF 6IN PLASTIC PIPE OUT OF SMALL LAKE INJURED EMP HAD ERRONEOUSLY ATTACH ED THE PULLING ROPE TO AN ALUM BRACKET USED TO ATTACH 18IN DIA PLATIC FLOAT TO THE PIPE UPON RETRIEVING PIPE FROM LAKE ALUM BRACKET BROKE THUS CATAPULTING THE PLASTIC FLOAT IN DIRECTION OF IN

EMPLOYEE ADN TWO CO-WORKERS WERE INSTLALING 3" STEEL WATER LINE ABOVE A COVERED BELT CONVEYOR HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND APPROX 6'. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF BELT CONVEYOR EM PLOYEE JUMPED TO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF APPROX 3 FT AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE JOINT.

WAS PULLING WIRE AND SOMETHING GOT INTO LEFT EYE.

TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF & HIS ARM HI T THE UNISTRUT SUPPORT CUTTING HIS FOREMAN CUT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES

42957 A SPUD WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS. BOLT LOOSENED SUDDENLY CAUSING SPUD WRENCH TO STRIKE HIM IN THE MOUTH. LOOSENED RIGHT UPPER FRONT TOOTH AND KNOCKED OUT THE FILLING.

25549NG OVER TYING REBAR MATS AND LIFTING THEM INTO PLACE ONCE THEY WERE TIED.

61207ULLING A G.I. BOOM TRUCK UP ALONGSIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT NEEDED BOOSTING OFF. WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP THE G.I. BOOM TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING HIM TO GO OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

75339NGOUT OF CRAN FOOT SLIPPED FELL STRUCK L KNEE ON FRAME

54736YEE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A TREE & TREE FELL IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION THUS FALLING ON EMPLOYEES HAND

42957 TORCH TO CUT PC OF STEEL CLIMBING DOWN OFF LADDER FELL TO GROUND

AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER(WITNESS) WERE BEING LIFTED INA WORK CAGE ATTACHED TO THE BOOM OF TH EDIGGER DERRICK TRUCK, THE ATTACHMENT PIN FOR THE CAGE BROKE THERE BY ALLOWING THE CAG E AND THE EMPLOYEE'S TO FALL SIX FEET TO THE GROUND. THE SAFETY ROPE HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED TO PREVENT THE CAGE FROM FALLING. ALSO THE CAGE HA DBEEN CONSIDERABLEY OVERLOADED W/TOOLS AND EQUI

HE WAS TIEING CHOKER ON STEEL THAT WAS BEING UNLOADED OFF A TRUCK. STEEL WAS BEING HOISTED OFF TRUCK BY A CRANE. THE LIFTING AND STRAINING TO TIE CHOKERS ON STEEL, CAUSED HIKM TO HAVE HEMORR HOID PROBLEMS.

INJURED WAS DRIVING GROUND RODS INTO THE GROUND & INADVERTENTLY GOT HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRIVING TOOL & THE ROD WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 13 STITCHES

EE TURNED TO SPEAK WITH OTHER OPERATOR MOVED DRILL. STEEL FELL FROM RACK STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER, KNOWKCING HARD HAT OFF AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL. SWELLING AND BRUISE WER E CAUSED AT BASE OF NECK AND SHOULDER. X RAY WERE MADE SHOWING NO BROKEN BONES.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING. EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING THE HOOK OF A 1/2" DIAMETER WIRE ROPE WINCH CABLE ON A CATERPILLAR D6D DOZE BEING USED AND PULL BRUSH IN A LAND CLEARING OPERATION. DUE TO A TWIST ED CONDITION OF THE WIRE ROPE, AS THE EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED THE CABLE HOOK IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS, STRIKING HIM INT EH MOUTH AND DISLOCATING LEFT INCISOR.